Rainbow highway structure for a bicycle

ABSTRACT

Rainbow highway structure and method of indicating that a highway is dedicated to bicycle riding.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation-in-part of currently pending U.S.patent application Ser. No. 13/201,216 filed on Aug. 11, 2011, currentlyentitled RAINBOW HIGHWAY STRUCTURE FOR A BICYCLE, which is a 371application of International Application No. PCT/KR2009/000914, filedFeb. 26, 2009, which in turn claims priority from Korean PatentApplication No. 10-2009-0013330, filed Feb. 18, 2009, each of which isincorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to construction and installation of aworld standard rainbow highway in rainbow colors and a method thereof.

The world standard rainbow highway is an eco-friendly campaign whichencourages bicycle tour such as a round-the-world trip by utilizing anew world standard bicycle highway as stated in the title.

First, a coloring method for the highway includes a primary method thatpaints in rainbow colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo andviolet) are arranged and then a paint for a red road is applied on thered section, a paint for an orange road is applied on the orangesection, a paint for a yellow road is applied on the yellow section, apaint for a green road is applied on the green section, a paint for ablue road is applied on the blue section, a paint for an indigo road isapplied on the indigo section, and a paint for a violet road is appliedon the violet section. In the case of a road made of ascon orwater-proof urethane, the rainbow highway may also be constructed andinstalled in the same manner as above.

A secondary method includes manufacturing a structure formed or shapedlike a rainbow highway in rainbow colors utilizing rubber or plastic andthen constructing and installing the structure by covering or placingthe structure over the existing road.

In terms of width, thickness and length of the highway, the width ofeach color including red is 300 mm and the total width of the rainbowhighway is 2,100 mm, the thickness of road paint is 375 μm, and thelength of the rainbow highway installed depends on the situation of thecorresponding road without limit.

BACKGROUND ART

Due to global warming, icecaps from the Alps and glaciers of theAntarctic are melting and thus the sea water rises and islands in thePacific are disappearing from the Earth. Abnormal temperature results indisaster such as tsunami and the seawater temperature at the KoreanPeninsula also rises and fish which usually inhabit in tropical regionsappear in the sea of the Korean Peninsula.

It is becoming more and more difficult to drive since the oil price isskyrocketing. A solution for such high oil price and global warming isto ride a bicycle. However, there is no uniform world standard bicycleroad which is cost-efficient.

The world standard rainbow highway enables anyone to enjoy the naturalenvironment, and enliven his/her spirits, and contributes to globalgrand unification, eco-friendly revival movement and global peacemovement.

Also, the world standard rainbow highway contributes to preservation ofa beautiful earth and passing the earth to the future generations.

SUMMARY

There is no uniform standard bicycle road which is sympathized by allpeople on the earth. People may ride a bicycle along a semi-highway ornational highway, but are exposed to smoke, noise and vehicles drivingrecklessly. Thus, it is fearful to ride a bicycle.

There is almost no road where people can ride a bicycle within Korea.That also applies to outside Korea. A long-term travel such as two-daytrip or round-the-world trip is impossible due to nonexistence ofbicycle highway and map.

Due to global warming, icecaps from the Alps and glaciers in theAntarctic are melting. The sea water rises and islands in the Pacificdisappear from the Earth. Abnormal temperature results in disaster suchas tsunami. Environmental disruption is becoming severe and the glaciersin the Antarctic are melting faster than expected and the sea water mayrise unprecedentedly.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the world standardrainbow highway is constructed and installed in the six continents(other multi-color highway is neither uniform nor standard).

A new world standard rainbow highway is constructed to be used as theexclusive bicycle highway.

This enables people to travel all around the world riding a bicycle.

A coloring method for the highway includes a primary method that paintsin rainbow colors including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo andviolet colors are arranged and then a paint for a red road is applied onthe red section, a paint for an orange road is applied on the orangesection, a paint for a yellow road is applied on the yellow section, apaint for a green road is applied on the green section, a paint for ablue road is applied on the blue section, a paint for an indigo road isapplied on the indigo section, and a paint for a violet road is appliedon the violet section. In the case of a road made of ascon orwater-proof urethane, the rainbow highway may also be constructed andinstalled in the same manner as above.

A secondary method includes manufacturing a structure formed or shapedlike a rainbow highway in rainbow colors utilizing rubber or plastic andthen constructing and installing the structure by covering or placingthe structure over the existing road.

In terms of width, length and thickness of the highway, the width ofeach color including red is 300 mm and the total width of the rainbowhighway is 2,100 mm, the thickness of road paint is 375 μm, and thelength of the rainbow highway installed depends on the situation of thecorresponding road without limit.

In the city, bicycle routes which are installed in both ways next tosidewalks are incorporated into the roadway (installation of two bicycleroutes on both sides of the roadway is meaningless) and a single bicyclehighway is constructed and installed.

As the bicycle highway is next to the roadway, a boundary bar or safetybar is simultaneously installed for safety.

In rural communities, existing farm roads are utilized in whole or inpart and milestones for bicycle highways are promptly installed by eachlocal government (flower roads are also installed).

Also, the standard rainbow highway map is manufactured for people totravel across the country, or make round-the-world trip and otherlong-term travel (bicycle shops and accommodation facilities areestablished).

Six rainbow highways are constructed in the six continents, includingthe Nile, the Hwang Ho, the Indus, the Tigris River and the EuphratesRiver and the Amazon.

The global environmental revival movement, and global peace movement arealso implemented and developed, engaging the UN.

A new world standard rainbow highway is constructed and installed inuniform and standard shape to enable anyone to comfortably use and enjoythe bicycle riding.

The new world standard rainbow highway creates new jobs and contributesto the world economy and to revival from the global financial crisis.

Existing farm roads byroads are utilized to bring about a fastconstruction of the world standard rainbow highway and huge cost saving.

Riding a bicycle is a great solution to a rising oil price.

This will save huge oil as a measure for high oil prices.

People can be conscious of the beauty and importance of the nature,learn the history and enliven their spirits.

People can go to the east, west, south and north riding a bicycle andthis helps establish a basis for the global unification.

The world standard rainbow highway contributes to the world peace.

Also, the world standard rainbow highway can be prepared for the globalwarming and save the earth from the disaster and the fall.

Such world standard rainbow highway should be well preserved to bepassed to the future generations.

The world standard rainbow highway makes great contribution to abeautiful earth and environmental friendliness and helps proceed withand develop the environmental revival movement and the global peacemovement.

The foregoing and other aspects will become apparent from the followingdetailed description when considered in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing figure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a world standard rainbow highwaystructure according to an exemplary embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments of thepresent invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elementsthroughout. The exemplary embodiments are described below to explain thepresent invention by referring to the figures.

As used in the description of this application, the terms “a”, “an” and“the” may refer to one or more than one of an element (e.g., item oract). Similarly, a particular quantity of an element may be described orshown while the actual quantity of the element may differ. The terms“and” and “or” may be used in the conjunctive or disjunctive sense andwill generally be understood to be equivalent to “and/or”. References to“an” or “one” embodiment are not necessarily all referring to the sameembodiment. Elements from an embodiment may be combined with elements ofanother. No element used in the description of this application shouldbe construed as critical or essential to the invention unless explicitlydescribed as such. Further, when an element is described as “connected,”“coupled,” or otherwise linked to another element, it may be directlylinked to the other element, or intervening elements may be present.

A new world standard rainbow highway is constructed within and outsideKorea to be utilized as a bicycle highway and enables people to enjoythe bicycle travel around the world including Korea. A world standardrainbow highway, which is sympathized by all people from around theworld including Korea and has a uniform and standard shape in beautifulrainbow colors, provides people with dream and hope, enables people togo to anywhere in the world by riding a bicycle and greatly contributesto the global peace movement and the environmental revival movement.

A coloring method for the highway includes a primary method that paintsin rainbow colors including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo andviolet colors are arranged and then a paint for a red road is applied onthe red section, a paint for an orange road is applied on the orangesection, a paint for a yellow road is applied on the yellow section, apaint for a green road is applied on the green section, a paint for ablue road is applied on the blue section, a paint for an indigo road isapplied on the indigo section, and a paint for a violet road is appliedon the violet section. In the case of a road made of ascon orwater-proof urethane, the rainbow highway may also be constructed andinstalled in the same manner as above.

A secondary method includes manufacturing a structure formed or shapedlike a rainbow highway in rainbow colors utilizing rubber or plastic andthen constructing and installing the structure by covering or placingthe structure over the existing road.

In terms of width, thickness and length of the highway, the width ofeach color including red is 300 mm and the total width of the rainbowhighway is 2,100 mm, the thickness of road paint is 375 μm, and thelength of the rainbow highway installed depends on the situation of thecorresponding road without limit.

A new world standard rainbow highway which is sympathized by anyone inthe six continents including Korea is constructed and installed.

The rainbow highway is utilized as a bicycle highway.

A coloring method includes applying a paint for a red highway andapplying other remaining color paints on the highway.

Paint in seven rainbow colors is applied on the highway.

A second method includes manufacturing a structure formed or shaped likea rainbow highway in rainbow colors utilizing rubber or ductile plasticand then constructing and installing the structure by covering orplacing the structure over the existing road.

The width of each color including red is 300 mm and the total width ofthe rainbow highway is 2,100 mm, the thickness of road paint is 375 μm,and the length of the rainbow highway installed depends on the situationof the corresponding road without limit.

According to one exemplary embodiment a method of indicating that ahighway is dedicated to bicycle riding may be provided. The methodincludes providing a red color section disposed with a certain width ona surface of the highway and painted with a red color paint in alongitudinal direction along the highway; providing an orange colorsection disposed with a certain width next to the red color section onthe surface of the highway and painted with an orange color paint in thelongitudinal direction along the highway; providing a yellow colorsection disposed with a certain width next to the orange color sectionon the surface of the highway and painted with a yellow color paint inthe longitudinal direction along the highway; providing a green colorsection disposed with a certain width next to the yellow color sectionon the surface of the highway and painted with a green color paint inthe longitudinal direction along the highway; providing a blue colorsection disposed with a certain width next to the green color section onthe surface of the highway and painted with a blue color paint in thelongitudinal direction along the highway; providing an indigo colorsection disposed with a certain width next to the blue color section onthe surface of the highway and painted with an indigo color paint in thelongitudinal direction along the highway; and providing a violet colorsection disposed with a certain width next to the indigo color sectionon the surface of the highway and painted with a violet color paint inthe longitudinal direction along the highway. The red, orange, yellow,green, blue, indigo, violet color sections may be formed in sequenceside by side on the surface of the highway for a bicycle, the surface ofthe highway being formed of concrete or asphalt, the red, orange,yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet color sections being of the samewidths, the red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet colorsections forming one route for riding a bicycle.

The width of each color section is 300 mm, and the total width of thehighway dedicated to bicycle riding is 2,100 mm, and the thickness ofeach color paint may be 375 μm, and the length of the highway installedmay depend on a situation of a corresponding road without limit.

The world standard rainbow highway creates new jobs and overcomes theglobal financial crisis. A small but longest highway is constructed bypeople all around the world. A new world standard rainbow highway isconstructed in a uniform shape. Also, environmental revival movement,and the global peace movement are proceeded with and developed.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown anddescribed, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art thatchanges may be made in these embodiments without departing from theprinciples and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined inthe claims and their equivalents.

1. A method of indicating that a highway is dedicated to bicycle riding,the method comprising: providing a red color section disposed with acertain width on a surface of the highway and painted with a red colorpaint in a longitudinal direction along the highway; providing an orangecolor section disposed with a certain width next to the red colorsection on the surface of the highway and painted with an orange colorpaint in the longitudinal direction along the highway; providing ayellow color section disposed with a certain width next to the orangecolor section on the surface of the highway and painted with a yellowcolor paint in the longitudinal direction along the highway; providing agreen color section disposed with a certain width next to the yellowcolor section on the surface of the highway and painted with a greencolor paint in the longitudinal direction along the highway; providing ablue color section disposed with a certain width next to the green colorsection on the surface of the highway and painted with a blue colorpaint in the longitudinal direction along the highway; providing anindigo color section disposed with a certain width next to the bluecolor section on the surface of the highway and painted with an indigocolor paint in the longitudinal direction along the highway; andproviding a violet color section disposed with a certain width next tothe indigo color section on the surface of the highway and painted witha violet color paint in the longitudinal direction along the highway,wherein said red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet colorsections are formed in sequence side by side on the surface of thehighway for a bicycle, the surface of the highway being formed ofconcrete or asphalt, the red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo,violet color sections being of the same widths, the red, orange, yellow,green, blue, indigo, violet color sections forming one route for ridinga bicycle.
 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the width of eachcolor section is 300 mm, and the total width of the highway dedicated tobicycle riding is 2,100 mm, and the thickness of each color paint is 375μm, and the length of the highway installed depends on a situation of acorresponding road without limit.